Mrs. Diana Sloan-Basner

Position:Elementary Teacher: Grades 1st – 5th

Biography:

Diana Sloan-Basner has been a classroom teacher and a literacy coach in the Mat-Su School District for over twenty-five years, teaching kindergarten through sixth grades. In addition to her educational background, Diana has a degree in Social Work, which was useful in her position at a Native American boarding school in South Dakota and while working with inner-city children in South Carolina. She also worked as a program director and recreation specialist with developmentally disabled adults. In her spare time, she enjoys playing a variety of musical instruments, doing arts and crafts projects, baking, reading, camping, and enjoying nature. Diana’s travel-lust has taken her to more than 30 countries. Diana and her husband have two sons. Their family lives near Palmer.

About Birchtree

Birchtree Charter School is a K-8 public school inspired by the methods of Waldorf education. In our school we use art, music, movement, and the teaching of foreign languages to support and enhance the study of reading, writing, history, science, and mathematics. Each day at Birchtree includes activities for a childs hands, heart, and head. In addition to meeting the academic standards of the State of Alaska, we are dedicated to helping our students develop academically, physically, socially, and emotionally. For a more in-depth description of our program, please look at our curriculum pages listed under the Program section of our website.